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Publication of user fee notification

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Gazette Notification Description

  • This gazette notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, dated June 27, 2024, levies fees for using a section of National Highway 565 in Andhra Pradesh.
  • The notification specifies fees for different vehicle types based on a base rate from 2007-08, adjusted for road type (number of lanes) and length. It also details fees for using specific structures (bridges) along the highway and outlines monthly pass rates for local residents.
  • The fees will be collected by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) either directly or through contractors.

Key Changes and Updates

  • Fees are levied for a specific section of National Highway 565 in Andhra Pradesh, from Nagarjuna Sagar Dam to Davulapally (Design Chainage Km 86.057 to 132.920), totaling 4.175 km of four or more lane sections and 42.4106 km of two-lane sections with paved shoulders.
  • The fee rates are based on vehicle type and are derived from a base rate per kilometer established in 2007-08 (Table 1). For example, the base rate for a car is Rs. 0.65 per kilometer.
  • A 60% fee is levied for the two-lane section (42.4106km) and 100% for the four or more lane section (4.175 km).
  • Additional fees are levied for using structures longer than 60 meters (Table 3).
  • Monthly passes are available for local residents (within 20km) at Rs. 340.00 for 2024-25, with annual revisions.
  • A 50% discount applies to commercial vehicles registered in the district if no alternative road is available.
  • Overloaded vehicles will be charged extra fees as per sub-rule 1A of rule 10 of the National Highway Fee rules.
  • The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs. 329.66 Crore.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders and Impacts

  • Local Residents: Benefit from monthly passes, reducing travel costs. Potential inconvenience due to increased traffic at toll plazas.

Suggested Action Items

  • Assessment of the impact on commercial vehicle operators and exploring potential mitigation strategies.

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India: The issuing authority of the gazette notification. Responsible for the overall policy and regulation of national highways. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI): Responsible for the collection of fees and maintenance of records related to the project. Authorized to collect fees either through its officials or contractors. National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956): The primary legislation under which the notification is issued, granting the power to levy fees. National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rule, 2008: The rules governing the determination and collection of fees on national highways. Referenced for fee calculation and other procedural aspects. Andhra Pradesh State Government: The state government within whose jurisdiction the affected section of NH 565 lies.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-01072024-255047 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D1H0x7x2x0 24-255047 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 2364] नई दिल्ली, िक्रु वार, िनू 28, 2024/आषाढ 7, 1946 No. 2364] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2024/ASHADHA 7, 1946 सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 27 िून, 2024 का.आ. 2489(अ).—जबकि, िेन्‍द्र सरिार न े राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग अधिधनयम, 1956 (1956 िा 48) िी िारा 5 िे अिीन जारी िी र्ई भारत सरिार िे सड़ि पररवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्रालय िी अधिसूचना स.ं िा. आ. 2530(अ), किनांकित 17 धसतंबर, 2015 िे द्वारा आंध्र प्रिेश राज्य् म ेंराष्‍टर्ीय राजमार्ग स.ं 565 िो आध्रं प्रिेश राज्य् सरिार िो सुपुि ग िर किया ह;ै अत: अब, राष्‍टर्ीय राजमार्ग फीस (िरों िा धनिागरण और संग्रहण) धनयम, 2008 (जो इसिे आर् े ‘धनयम’्िे रूप म ें उध‍्लधित ह)ै िे धनयम 3 िे साथ परित राष्‍टर्ीय राजमार् ग अधिधनयम, 1956 (1956 िा 48) िी िारा 7 द्वारा प्रित्त् शध‍त् यों िा प्रयोर् िरते हुए, िेन्‍द्रीय सरिार, एतिद्वारा आध्रं प्रिेश राज्य् म ें राष्‍टर्ीय राजमार्ग स.ं 565 िे नार्ाजुगन सार्र डैम स े िेउलाप‍्ली िंड िे धडजाइन चनै ेज किमी 86.057 स े किमी 132.920 (मौजिू ा किमी 86.057 स े किमी 133.922) ति चार अथवा अधिि लेन िे उपयोर् िे धलए 4.175 किमी धनवल सड़ि िडं लंबाई िे धलए ताधलिा 1 िे िॉलम (2) म ें धवधनर्िगष्‍ट्ट िर पर और पेव््ड शो‍्डर सधहत िो लने िे धलए 42.4106 किमी िे धलए तथा 2.774 किमी [0.2774 किमी िी लंबाई वाली) िी समतु‍्य संरचना लंबाई (60 मीटर स े अधिि लंबाई वाली) िे धलए ताधलिा 1 िे िॉलम (2) म ें धवधनर्िगष्‍ट्ट िर िे साि प्रधतशत पर नीच े िी र्ई ताधलिा 1 िे िॉलम (1) म ें धवधनर्िगष्‍ट्ट वाहनों िे प्रिार पर फीस उिर्ृहीत िरती ह ै तथा भारतीय राष्‍टर्ीय राजमार् ग प्राधििरण िो उसिे अधििाररयों अथवा किसी िेिेिार िे माध््यम स े उ‍त् फीस िे सग्रं हण िे धलए प्राधििृत िरती ह,ै अथागत:् - 3817 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] ताधलिा-I वाहन िा प्रिार आिार वर् ग 2007-08 िे धलए प्रधत किमी आिार फीस िर (रु. म)ें (1) (2) िार, जीप, वैन या ह‍्िे मोटर वाहन 0.65 ह‍िे वाधणधज्य् ि वाहन, ह‍िे माल वाहन या धमनी बस 1.05 बस या रि (िो िुरी) 2.20 तीन िरु ी वाधणधज्य् ि वाहन 2.40 भारी धनमागण मशीनरी (एचसीएम) या अथग मूववंर् उपस््िर (ईएमई) या 3.45 बहु िुरीय वाहन (एमएवी) (चार स ेछ: िरु ी) धवशाल आिार िे वाहन (सात या अधिि िरु ी) 4.20 1. इसिे अंतर्तग उिर्ृहीत और संर्ृहीत फीस ऐसे पथिर प््लाजा िे अंतर्तग धवधनर्िगष्‍ट्ट िरू ी हते ु धनम्न् धलधित पथिर प््लाजा(ओं) म ेंिये और संिेय होर्ी:- ताधलिा-2 पथिर प्ल् ाजा िी अवधस्थ् धत (चनै जे ) लबं ाई (किमी म)ें , धजसिे धलए फीस िर, धजस पर फीस सिं ेय ह ै। सिं ेय ह ै आंध्र प्रिशे राज्य् िे पलनाडू धजल े 42.4106 किमी पेव््ड शो‍्डर सधहत िो लेन िे धलए म ें वीरांजनेयापुअम र्ांव िे धनिट [संरचना िी लंबाई (>60 मीटर) िो ऊपर ताधलिा-1 म ें उध‍ल् धित रारा-565 िे किमी 94+740 पर छोड़िर] आिार िरों िा 60% 4.175 किमी चार लेन और अधिि लेन िे धलए ऊपर ताधलिा-1 म ें उध‍ल् धित आिार िरों िा 100% 2. उपयुग‍्त िे अधतरर‍त् , धनम्न् धलधित टोल प््लाजा (प्ल् ाजाओं) पर 60 मीटर स े अधिि लंबाई वाली धनम्न् धलधित अवसंरचनाओं िे उपयोर् िे धलए 10 िे समत‍ु ्य र्णु ि द्वारा ऐसी अवसंरचनाओं िी लंबाई िो र्ुणा िरिे राजमार् ग िी समतु‍्य लंबाई म ेंअवसंरचनाओं िी लंबाई िो पररवर्तगत िरिे धनम्न् धलधित फीस भी िये और संिेय होर्ी:- ताधलिा-3 पथिर प्ल् ाजा िी अवधस्थ् धत समत‍ु य् सड़ि लबं ाई म ें समत‍ु य् सड़ि लबं ाई िर, धजस पर फीस सिं ेय ह ै (चनै जे ) पररवर्ततग किए जान ेिे धलए (किमी म)ें अवसरं चनाओं िी लबं ाई^ (किमी म)ें आंध्र प्रिशे राज्य् िे पलनाडू 0.2774^ 2.774 पेव््ड शो‍्डर सधहत िो लेन िे धजले म ें वीरांजनेयापुअम र्ांव िे धलए ऊपर ताधलिा-1 म ें धनिट रारा-565 िे किमी उध‍्लधित आिार िरों िा 94+740 पर 60% * ब््यौरा धनम्न् ानुसार ह:ैं चनै जे सरं चना िा प्रिार लबं ाई (किमी म)ें किमी स े किमी ति 1 90.131 90.257 बड़ा पुल 0.126 2 91.204 91.269 बड़ा पुल 0.065 3 96.327 96.4134 बड़ा पुल 0.0864 जोड़ 0.2774 Km[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 3. र्रै -वाधणधज्य् ि प्रयोजनों िे धलए पंजीिृत यांधत्रि वाहन िे स््वामी और पथिर प््लाजा स े बीस किमी िी िरू ी िे भीतर धनवास िरन े वाल े व््यध‍त् िे धलए माधसि पास िी िर वर् ग 2024-25 िे धलए 340.00 रु. (तीन सौ चालीस रुपए मात्र) ह ैऔर उ‍त् धनयमों िे प्राविानों िे अनुसार प्रधतवर्ग संशोिन िे अध््यिीन ह।ै 4. राजमार् ग िंड पर बहुल यात्राओं िे धलए धनम्न् धलधित िरों पर पास जारी किए जाएर्ं े, अथागत ् ताधलिा-4 भर्ु तान-योग्य् िनराधश अनमु त एितरफा यात्राओं िी अधिितम विै ता िी अवधि सख्ं य् ा एितरफा यात्रा िे धलए फीस िा िो भुर्तान िे समय स े चौबीस घंटे डेढ़ र्ुना पचास एिल यात्राओं िे धलए पचास भुर्तान िी तारीि स े एि महीना भुर्तान-योग््य फीस िी राधश िा िो-धतहाई 5. फीस प्ल् ाजा धस््थत होने वाले धजल े म ें पंजीिृत वाधणधज्य् ि वाहनों (राष्‍टर्ीय परधमट िे अिीन प्रचाधलत किए जा रह े वाहनों िो छोड़िर) िे धलए फीस उस श्रेणी िे वाहन हते ु धनिागररत िर िी 50% होर्ी, बशते कि ऐसे वाधणधज्य् ि वाहनों िे प्रयोर् िे धलए िोई सर्वगस रोड या वैिध‍्पि सड़ि उपलब्ि् न हों। 6. संबंधित श्रणे ी िे वाहनों िे धलए धवधनर्िगष्‍ट्ट अनुज्ञेय भार स े अधिि भार लि े यांधत्रि वाहन िा चालि या स््वामी या प्रभारी व््यध‍त् , राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग पर अधतभार लि े वाहन िे प्रवेश िे धलए टोल सग्रं हण एजेंसी िो ऐसी श्रेणी िे वाहनों िे प्रवेश धलए, उ‍त् धनयमों िे धनयम 10 िे उप-धनयम 1ए में धवधनर्िगष्‍ट्ट फीस िे समतु‍्य फीस िा भुर्तान िरन े िे धलए उत््तरिायी होर्ा और वह राजमार्ग िंड िा प्रयोर् िरन े िे धलए तब ति हििार नहीं होर्ा जब ति ऐसे यांधत्रि वाहन स े लिा अधतभार हटाया नहीं जाता। 7. सभी पररभार्ाए,ं यांधत्रि वाहनों िी श्रणे ी, इनिे अनज्ञु ेय भार, छूट प्राप््त वाहनों िी श्रेणी, सर्वगस रोड, वैिध‍प् ि सड़ि इत््याकि पूवो‍त् धनयमों म ें धवधनर्िगष्‍ट्ट पररभार्ाओं िे अनुरूप होंर्ी। 8. फीस िी िरें उक्त धनयमों िे धनयम 12 िे अनुसरण म ेंप्रयो‍त् ाओं िे सूचनाथग प्रिर्शगत िरनी होंर्ी। 9. यांधत्रि वाहनों स े फीस िी वास््तधवि राधश उपयुग‍त् ताधलिा-1 म ें यथा-उध‍्लधित आिार वर्ग 2007-08 िे धलए प्रधत किमी फीस िी आिार िर िे आिार पर प्रभाररत होर्ी और छूटों िी र्णना भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधििरण द्वारा िंड िी पूरी हो र्ई लंबाई िे आिार पर िी जाएर्ी और उसे उ‍त् धनयमों िे धनयम 5 िे अनुसार प्रधत वर्ग संशोधित किया जाएर्ा तथा तिनुसार उसे अंग्रेजी और क्षेत्रीय भार्ा िे िम स े िम एि-एि समाचार पत्र म ें प्रिाधशत किया जाएर्ा। 10. इस पररयोजना िी प्रा‍ि् धलत पूंजीर्त लार्त 329.66 िरोड़ रु. ह।ै भूधम अधिग्रहण, सावगजधनि जन सुधविाओं िे स््थानांतरण, पड़े ों िो िाटने, आकि िायगिलापों िो अभी परू ा किया जाना ह ै इसधलए, पूंजीर्त लार्त पररवतगन िे अध््यिीन ह।ै प्राप््त प्रयो‍त् ा फीस िे माध््यम स े वसूल िी र्ई पजूं ीर्त लार्त िा भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग प्राधििरण द्वारा ररिाडग रिा जाएर्ा। [फा. सं. आरडब्‍््यू/एनएच-12014/66/2020/एपी/जोन-3(पाटग)/ई-231410] सुमन प्रसाि वसंह, संयु‍त् सजचव MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th June, 2024 S.O. 2489(E).—Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 2530 (E) dated 17th September, 2015 issued under section 05 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from Telangana Border to Yerpedu of National Highway No.565 in the State of Andhra Pradesh to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh,4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with rule 3 of the National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rule, 2008 (herein referred to as the “rules”), the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table-1 for net road section length of 4.175 Km for use of four or more lane section and at sixty percent of the base rate for net road section length of 42.4106 Km and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 2.774 Km (having a length of 0.2774 Km) for use of two lane with paved shoulder section on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the Table 1 below of Nagarjuna Sagar Dam to Davulapally section from Design Chainage Km 86.057 to 132.920 (existing Km 86.057 to Km 133.922) of National Highway number 565 in the State of Andhra Pradesh and authorises the National Highways Authority of India to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely:- Table 1 Base rate of fee per km for the base year Type of vehicle 2007-08 (in Rupees) (1) (2) Car, Jeep, Van or Light Motor Vehicle 0.65 Light Commercial Vehicle, Light Goods Vehicle or Mini Bus 1.05 Bus or Truck (Two Axles) 2.20 Three-axle commercial vehicles 2.40 Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or Earth Moving Equipment 3.45 (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) 4.20 1. The fee to be levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the Fee Plaza for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza(s) namely: - Table-2 Location of Fee Plaza Length (in km) for which fee is Rate at which fee is payable (Chainage) payable 42.4106 Km 60% for two lane with paved (Excluding length of structures shoulders, of the base rates At Km 94+740 of NH-565 near (>60m)) mentioned in Table-1 above Veeranjaneyapuam Village in, Palnadu District in the state of 100% for four or more lane, Andhra Pradesh 4.175 Km of the base rates mentioned in Table-1 above 2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the following structures having length more than 60m at the following Fee Plaza(s), by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an equalisation factor of 10 :- Table-3 Length of Structures^ (in km) Equivalent road Rate at which fee is Location of Fee Plaza (Chainage) to be converted into equivalent length payable road length (in km) At Km 94+740 of NH-565 near 60% for two lane with Veeranjaneyapuam Village in, paved shoulders, of the 0.2774^ 2.774 Palnadu District in the state of base rates mentioned in Andhra Pradesh Table-1 above ^ The details are as under: - Chainage Type of Structure From Km To Km Length (in km) 1 90.131 90.257 Major Bridge 0.126 2 91.204 91.269 Major Bridge 0.065 3 96.327 96.4134 Major Bridge 0.0864 Total 0.2774 Km[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 3. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non-commercial purposes and resides within a distance of twenty kilometres from the fee plaza is Rs.340.00 (Rupees Three Hundred Forty Only) for the year 2024-25 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 4. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: - Table 4 Maximum number of one way Amount Payable Period of validity journeys allowed One and half times of the fee for one way Twenty four hours from the time Two journey of payment Two-third of amount of the fee payable for One month from date of Fifty fifty single journeys. payment 5. Fee for commercial vehicle (excluding vehicles plying under National permit) registered in the district where the fee plaza falls shall be 50% of the specified rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative road is available for use of such commercial vehicles. 6. The driver or owner or a person in charge of a mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category, shall be liable to pay fee for entering the overloaded vehicle on the National Highway to the fee collecting agency, equal to the fee specified in sub-rule 1A of rule 10 of the said rules, and shall not be entitled to make use of the highway section unless the excess load has been removed from such mechanical vehicle. 7. All definitions including category of mechanical vehicles, its permissible load, category of exempted vehicles, service road, alternative road, etc. shall be as per definitions specified in the said rules. 8. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules. 9. Based on the base rate of fee per kilometer for the base year 2007-08 as mentioned in Table-1 above, the actual amount of fee to be charged from the mechanical vehicles and the discounts will be calculated by the National Highways Authority of India on the basis of the completed length of the section and revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rules and the same shall be published in at least one newspaper in English and vernacular language. 10. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs.329.66 Crore. The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc., are yet to be completed. The National Highways Authority of India shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. RW/NH-12014/66/2020/AP/Zone-3(part)/E-231410] SUMAN PRASAD SINGH, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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